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The Pretenders: Learning to Crawl

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On January 11, 1984, “Sire” label released “Learning to Crawl”, the third Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded May 1982 – 1983, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
  • Robbie McIntosh – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Malcolm Foster – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Chambers – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Billy Bremner – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Tony Butler – bass guitar
  • Andrew Bodnar – vocals, bass guitar
  • Paul Carrack – vocals, piano
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Peter Barrett – art direction
  • Paul Cox – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. Middle of the Road
  2. Back on the Chain Gang
  3. Time the Avenger
  4. Watching the Clothes
  5. Show Me
  6. Thumbelina
  7. My City Was Gone
  8. Thin Line Between Love and Hate – Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter, Jackie Members
  9. I Hurt You
  10. 2000 Miles

Boston: Corporate America

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On November 5, 2002, “Artemis” label released “Corporate America”, the fifth Boston studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 2002, and was produced by Tom Scholz, Gary Pihl, Fran Cosmo, and Anton Cosmo.

Personnel:

  • Tom Scholz – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, art direction
  • Brad Delp – lead vocals and backing vocals
  • Fran Cosmo – vocals
  • Beth Cohen – vocals
  • Charlie Farren – vocal
  • Gary Pihl – guitar, keyboards\
  • Anthony Cosmo – vocals, guitar
  • Kimberley Dahme – vocals, guitar
  • David Sikes – bass guitar
  • Curly Smith – drums
  • Julia Van Daam – voice
  • Bill Ryan – voice
  • Beth Cohen – flute, vocals
  • Bill Carman – bass guitar
  • Tom Moonan – drums, percussion
  • Frank Talarico – percussion loop
  • Sean Tierney – keyboards
  • Dietmar Schmidt – engineer
  • Bob Acquaviva – track engineer
  • Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Adam Ayan, Daniel Chase, Steve Churchyard, Adrian Hernandez, Matt Knobel, Carl Nappa, Gary Pihl, Bill Ryan – editing
  • Adam Ayan, Daniel Chase, Steve Churchyard, Adrian Hernandez, Matt Knobel, Carl Nappa, Gary Pihl, Bill Ryan – digital transfer
  • Ron Pownall – photography
  • Gary Pihl – image editing

Track listing:

  1. I Had a Good Time – Tom Scholz
  2. Stare Out Your Window – Anthony Cosmo
  3. Corporate America – Tom Scholz
  4. With You – Kimberley Dahme
  5. Someone – Tom Scholz
  6. Turn It Off – Anthony Cosmo
  7. Cryin’ – Anthony Cosmo
  8. Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love – Tom Scholz, Curly Smith, Janet Minto
  9. You Gave Up on Love – Tom Scholz
  10. Livin’ for You – live (bonus track)

Biffy Clyro: Opposites

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On January 28, 2013, “14th Floor” label released “Opposites”, the sixth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Garth “GGGarth” Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil– lead vocals, guitars, co-producer
  • James Johnston– bass, backing vocals, co-producer
  • Ben Johnston– drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-producer
  • Ben Bridwell- additional vocals
  • Mike Vennart– additional guitar, additional vocals
  • David Campbell- string, brass, choir and bagpipe arrangements
  • Eric Rigler- bagpipes
  • Alex Orosa – violin
  • James Rushent – programming, additional production
  • Ryan Williams, Ben Kaplan – recording
  • Steve Churchyard, JP Reid, Nick Rowe – additional engineering
  • Garth Richardson– additional editing
  • Ted Jensen- mastering
  • Storm Thorgerson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil.

  1. Different People
  2. Black Chandelie
  3. Sounds Like Balloons
  4. Opposite
  5. The Joke’s on Us
  6. Biblical
  7. A Girl and His Cat
  8. The Fog
  9. Little Hospitals
  10. The Thaw

Train: Drops of Jupiter

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On March 27, 2001, “Columbia” label released “Drops of Jupiter”, the second Train album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, and 2x Platinum in Canada by the “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Pat Monahan- lead vocals, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone
  • Jimmy Stafford – lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Rob Hotchkiss- rhythm guitar, bass, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Charlie Colin – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Scott Underwood- drums, keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Paul Buckmaster- conductor, string arrangements, orchestral arrangements
  • Brendan O’Brien– keyboards
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Carl Gorodetzky – violin, concert master, contractor
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
  • Chuck Leavell– piano
  • Michael Markman – violin
  • Bob Mason – cello
  • Dan Smith – cello
  • Kris Wilkinson – viola
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Fleming McWilliams- backing vocals
  • David Bryant – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard– engineer
  • Nick DiDia– engineer
  • Ryan Williams – engineer
  • Karl Egsieker – engineer assistant
  • Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Joel Zimmerman – art direction
  • Tony Hernandez – illustrations
  • Ralf Strathmann – photography
  • Erin Haley – production coordination
  • Cheryl Mondello – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Rob Hotchkiss, Charlie Colin and Scott Underwood.

  1. She’s on Fire
  2. I Wish You Would
  3. Drops of Jupiter
  4. It’s About You
  5. Hopeless
  6. Respect
  7. Let it Roll
  8. Something More
  9. Whipping Boy
  10. Getaway
  11. Mississippi

Bryan Ferry: Boys and Girls

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On June 3, 1985, “E.G” label released “Boys and Girls”, the sixth Bryan Ferry studio solo album. It was recorded 1983 – 1985, at “AIR Studios”, “Sarm West Studios” in London, “Compass Point Studios” in New Providence, The Bahamas, “Effanel Mobile”, “RPM Studios”, “The Power Station” in New York, “The White House”in New South Wales,Australia, and was produced by Bryan Ferry and Rhett Davies. “Boys and Girls” was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry– lead vocals, keyboards
  • David Gilmour– lead guitar
  • Neil Hubbard– lead guitar
  • Chester Kamen– lead guitar
  • Mark Knopfler– lead guitar
  • Nile Rodgers– lead guitar
  • Keith Scott– lead guitar
  • Guy Fletcher– keyboards
  • Marcus Miller– bass guitar
  • Neil Jason– bass guitar
  • Alan Spenner– bass guitar
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar
  • Omar Hakim– drums
  • Andy Newmark– drums
  • Jimmy Maelen– percussion
  • David Sanborn– saxophone
  • Martin McCarrick– cello
  • Anne Stephenson – strings
  • Jon Carin– keyboards
  • Virginia Hewes – backing vocals
  • Ednah Holt – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton– backing vocals
  • Ruby Turner– backing vocals
  • Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
  • Yanick Etienne– backing vocals
  • Colleen Fitz-Charles – backing vocals
  • Lisa Fitz-Charles – backing vocals
  • Simone Fitz-Charles – backing vocals
  • Rhett Davies– recording engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain– recording, mixing
  • Neil Dorfsman– recording
  • Femi Jiya – recording
  • Dominick Maita – recording
  • Brian McGee – recording
  • Andy Lydon – recording
  • Benjamin Armbrister – engineer assistant
  • Carb – engineer assistant
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer assistant
  • Randy Ezratty – engineer assistant
  • Dave Greenberg – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Killen – engineer assistant
  • Heff Moraes – engineer assistant
  • Peter Revill – engineer assistant
  • Kendal Stubbs – engineer assistant
  • Robert Ludwig– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bryan Ferry.

  1. Sensation
  2. Slave to Love
  3. Don’t Stop the Dance – Bryan Ferry, Rhett Davies
  4. A waste Land
  5. Windsept
  6. The Chosen One
  7. Valentine
  8. Stone Woman
  9. Boys and Girls

The Stranglers: Feline

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On January 1, 1983, “Epic” label release “Feline”, the seventh Stranglers (The) studio album.  It was recorded in December 1982, at the “ICP Studios” in Brussels, and was produced by Steve Churchyard, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel,Dave Greenfield and Jet Black. The album first edition was sold with a free one-sided 7″ single “Aural Sculpture Manifesto”.

Personnel:

  • Hugh Cornwell – vocals, guitar
  • Jean-Jacques Burnel- vocals, bass
  • Dave Greenfield- keyboards
  • Jet Black- drums, percussion
  • Anna Von Stern, France Lhermitte – backing vocals
  • Tony Visconti– mixing
  • Nick Marchant – art direction, design
  • Tim Widdal – design

Track listing:

All tracks by The Stranglers.

  1. Midnight Summer Dream
  2. It’s a Small World
  3. Ships That Pass in the Night
  4. European Female (In Celebration Of)
  5. Let’s Tango in Paris
  6. Paradise
  7. All Roads Lead to Rome
  8. Blue Sister
  9. Never Say Goodbye

The Stranglers: La Folie

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On November 8, 1981, “Liberty” label released “La folie”, the sixth Stranglers (The) studio album.  It was recorded July – September 1981, at “The Manor Studio” in Shipton-on-Cherwell, and was produced by Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black,  Tony Visconti and Steve Churchyard.

Personnel

  • Hugh Cornwell- lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Dave Greenfield- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jean-Jacques Burnel- lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Jet Black- drums, percussion

Track listing

All lyrics by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Jet Black, except where noted.

  1. Non Stop
  2. Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead
  3. Tramp
  4. Let Me Introduce You to the Family
  5. Ain’t Nothin’ to It – Milton Mezzro, all music by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black.
  6. The Man They Love to Hate
  7. Pin Up
  8. It Only Takes Two to Tango
  9. Golden Brown
  10. How to Find True Love and Happiness in the Present Day
  11. La folie